1856 Salvadoran presidential election

1856 Salvadoran presidential election
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President before election; José María San Martín; Independent	Elected President ; Rafael Campo; Conservative

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Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 30 January 1856.^[1] Rafael Campo ran unopposed and was elected by the citizenry, the first popular election in Salvadoran history.^[1]^[2]

Results


Candidate		Party
	Rafael Campo	Conservative (Republican Party)
Total

Source: University of California, San Diego^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Elections and Events 1850–1899". The Library – UC San Diego. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ "Presidentes de El Salvador – Don Rafael Campo". Casa Presidencial (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

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[election-1] "Elections and Events 1850–1899". The Library – UC San Diego. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[campo-2] "Presidentes de El Salvador – Don Rafael Campo". Casa Presidencial (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

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